81.   But his efforts have been thwarted on every corner by hard-liners, who fear such changes could erode their enormous influence over nearly every aspect of life.

82.   But their efforts were thwarted by the Spanish keeper Vallejo Lopez.

83.   By highlighting the dangers that loom on the horizon, if peace efforts are thwarted, Israel could be persuaded to accept the thesis that war conditions will prevail.

84.   But while Econet was ready to launch its network last April, the government thwarted its efforts and set up its own company instead.

85.   Countries like Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania fear prolonged warfare in Yugoslavia may isolate them and thwart their efforts to join the EU.

86.   Ex-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly encouraged settlement in the disputed area, thwarting efforts by local police and the antiquities authority to cease all settlement.

87.   Environmentalists and their allies in Congress have successfully thwarted efforts to open the arctic refuge to oil companies several times in recent years.

88.   Fishermen in the area tried to rescue people, but the storm thwarted their efforts.

89.   He had thwarted the effort for three years, arguing that such judgments interfered with American policy.

90.   He indicated the move had his tacit blessing as it thwarted the efforts of an unnamed agent to sell the votes of the small countries to the highest bidder.